The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1887-08-18

Hunt, the shoe man has sample
of the leather of which his harvest
gloves are made that no two
men in the town can pull apart. 20
John Connor. Frank Favour,
Tony Oestreicher and Billy Pannon
go to Rutland Friday evening and
will play with latter at Aberdee n.
Saturday.
Leave your order for "Samantha
at Saratoga" at the post office. lS
The Fergus team has notified the
league that they are compelled to
disband. The whole league would
have been in better shape had there
not been so much importation.
"Samantha at Saratoga" is sold
only by subscription. 18
Judge Dow, who, few days ago
suffered paralytical symptoms and
was confined to his room for
short time, is out again attending to
his business affairs.
The latest and best work of Josiah
Aliens wife is "Samantha at Sara
toga. 1S
Postmaster Wilson, David Purd-
on, A. T. Whitehouse and Gordon
Rockwell, returned this mornin g
from Battle Lake with fine lot of
fish. The boys spent about week
out there and enjoyed the sport very
much.
Fine carrige painting done at ID.
V. Crafts paint and wall paper
store opera house block. 16
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Miksche re-
turned from Europe Saturday morn
ing last. and were met at the depot
by the st. Johns society and many
other friends, and given
royal welcome home. The trip was
a very pleasant one and Mrs. Mix
sche's health is much improved.
The other day some parties from
Campbell came up here and arranged
with Jimmie Robinson for Il foot
race. saying they had several good
runners and wanted Il little fun.
Mr.. Robinson arranged, putting up
500 and there were several bets on
the side. The affair came off Tues
day evening, but it was not Il race.
In the first place CampAell brought
upa professional jocky. from
telling where Ransom Phelps
having been selected to start the
boys. W. Il. Purcell of Wahpeton
and Mr.. Cross Of Campbell were ap-
pointed judges. The start was any
thing but fair one, rendering |
the race q? an attempt 1T u steal,
and Mr.. Purcell, us judge, put his
foot down and said he would never |
consent and turn over money on
such Il jockeying affair, and the
stranger and his backers refused to
run again, demanding their money.
But they will never get it on that |
steal. Men offer to put more money
with that already up and then run
Jimmie against the stranger, with
a fair start, but the imported pro-
fessional-jockey--is afraid and
won't run. We think the sports
had better "call down" their money
and get out of town as fast as they
can. Their swindle didn't work |
this time.
Among the pretty town sites of
the County, we think that of Stiles
averages among the best, but it is
not as far advanced as most of the |
stations on the roads crossing the |
southern part Of the county. The
town site proprietor is young man
named S. Moorsc, who conducts a |
we'll equipped general store, the
only store there. The freight and |
passenger depot is neat, structure,
presided over by II. G. Kyle, a
bright and an accommodating
young man. Cargill brothers have
a grainhouse there, managed by
Frank Beattie, as does the st. An
thony & Dakota elevator company,
managed by G. Bergman. These
houses are on the Manitoba road,
the Minneapolis & Pacific not hav-
ing been fully equipped for business.
its depot at this point is
built and grainhouse is under
Fulmer & Morgan
have a well equipped blacksmith
shop in operation, and Mr.. Fulmer
is putting up a neat dwelling. John
Mcmillan, Esq, E. A. Stiles, G. S.
Moorse and Alfred Stiles are the old
settlers, they having dropped in
there four or five years ago, and
Il town thus much under way
including Il good school house, look
forward with anticipations that it
will 1T no distant day contain with